(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Budget Session

Topic: Budget Session

Guest:

Aditi Phadnis, (Political Editor, Business Standard)
Abhijit Banare, (Programme Officer, PRS)
Dr. Manisha Priyam, (Political Analyst)
Ganapathy Subramaniam, (Chief of Bureau, Puthiya Thalaimurai)

Topic Description:

The Narendra Modi government has issued a clarification regarding the upcoming Budget. There were reports that the government is likely to present full Union Budget on February 1st. However, the Union Finance Ministry has issued a clarification. “This Budget will be called Interim Budget 2019-20 and therefore, don’t have any confusion on this issue,” the statement read. Earlier, media reports had claimed that instead of ‘vote on account’, the Centre is planning for the full exercise. This would also be the last budget of the Modi government. The Budget Session of Parliament will begin on January 31 and end on February 13. Political pundits feel this would be the last chance for the government to impress the masses. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan called separate all-party meetings. The Chairman and Speaker called the meetings for the smooth functioning of their respective houses during the session. The Budget Session will be the last parliamentary session of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, before the general elections due this year.